Education on the Cloud: Researching Student-Centered, Cloud-Based Learning Prospects in the Context of a European Network

Autor/inn/en	Panoutsopoulos, Hercules; Donert, Karl; Papoutsis, Panos; Kotsanis, Ioannis
Titel	Education on the Cloud: Researching Student-Centered, Cloud-Based Learning Prospects in the Context of a European Network
Quelle	(2015), (8 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Educational Technology; Internet; Technology Uses in Education; Computer Software; Information Storage; Information Management; Foreign Countries; Networks; Technological Advancement; Student Centered Learning; Higher Education; Elementary Secondary Education; Adult Education; Vocational Education; Lifelong Learning; Teacher Education; Instructional Leadership; Teamwork; Communities of Practice; Educational Methods + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Unterrichtsmedien; Technology enhanced learning; Technology aided learning; Technologieunterstütztes Lernen; Informationsspeicherung; Procurement of information; Informationsbeschaffung; Ausland; Technological development; Technologische Entwicklung; Group work; Student-entered learning; Student-centred learning; Student centred learning; Schülerorientierter Unterricht; Schülerzentrierter Unterricht; Gruppenarbeit; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Adult; Adults; Education; Adult basic education; Adult training; Erwachsenenbildung; Ausbildung; Berufsbildung; Life-long learning; Lebenslanges Lernen; Lehrerausbildung; Lehrerbildung; Instruction; Leadership; Bildung; Erziehung; Führung; Community; Educational method; Erziehungsmethode
Abstract	During the last few years, ongoing developments in the technological field of Cloud computing have initiated discourse on the potential of the Cloud to be systematically exploited in educational contexts. Research interest has been stimulated by a range of advantages of Cloud technologies (e.g. adaptability, flexibility, scalability, accessibility, cost effectiveness). For these reasons, there have already been efforts concerned with the educational uptake of the Cloud at different scale levels (mainly at the institutional and regional level). Apart from that, there are also larger-scale initiatives taking the form of research projects (e.g. the Rural School Cloud project). Nevertheless, most practices have been mainly shaped by the application of economic policies rather than systematic research. In this emerging situation, the aim of this paper is to present the activities of a European network, which has been set up to research how education should adapt and respond to advancements in Cloud computing. The innovative character of the network is that it attempts a holistic approach to the investigation of the effects of Cloud technologies on formal education by targeting at all involved stakeholders, and contexts of use, at all educational levels. By analytically presenting the adopted methodology and network members' vision for Cloud-based, student-centered learning and teaching, our aim is to provide a detailed account of the network's research activities. [For the full proceedings, see ED562093.] (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	International Association for the Development of the Information Society. e-mail: secretariat@iadis.org; Web site: http://www.iadisportal.org
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01